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  2. July/August 2012

July/August 2012

Toho to double production capacity for nickel-coated carbon

1 July 2012
Anticipating increased demand for electromagnetic shielding, Toho Tenax of Tokyo, Japan, the principal company in the Tokyobased Teijin Group's carbon fibre and composites business, is to more-or-less
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International Buyer's Guide to industry now available online

1 July 2012
Buyers can now research the contact details and activities of more than 1000 suppliers, manufacturers, service companies and research institutes from around the world.
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Stain-repellent

1 July 2012
Singpore-based Huntsman Textile Effects has begun to supply another stain-repellent treatment to the automotive and upholstery industries.
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Machinery investment by ParAid Textile Services brings all its cutting in-house

1 July 2012
Paraid textiles services of Telford, UK, which specializes in the design and assembly of straps, harnesses and other sewn products, has significantly boosted its infrastructure and expanded its workfo
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Lenzing develops smooth nonwoven for facemasks

1 July 2012
A Fibre specifically for nonwoven substrates used in facemasks for skincare was launched at the Asia Nonwovens Exhibition and Conference (ANEX) in Seoul, South Korea (13-15 June 2012).
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Unidirectional fibre layers for protection from ballistic fragments

1 July 2012
A hard armour product based on a para-aramid fibre was launched at the Eurosatory exhibition for defence and security, held on 11-15 June 2012, in Paris, France.
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Fong's Industries acquires complete control of Monforts

1 July 2012
Fong's industries Co Ltd of Hong Kong has acquired complete control of A. Monforts Textil maschinen GmbH & Co KG of Monchengladbach, Germany from its former owner, L.
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Garment technology--the hidden star of the London Games

1 February 2012

Niki Tait looks at the impact that the latest design and technology is having on the biggest brands of high-technology sports clothing, including some examples of garments that will be prominent du

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Textile Coating and Laminating

1 February 2012
Senior figures from the whole of the textile coating and laminating industry's supply chain will gather in Valencia, Spain, on 15-16 November 2012, at the latest annual International Conference on Tex
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Dornbirn 2012 to address the challenges of the next 50 years

1 February 2012
Worldwide the fibre industry continues to grow at about 3-4% a year, even in the context of the challenging macroeconomic climate and associated global volatility, according to the President of the Au
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